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Air Force Confirms Matrix-like Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon
Air Force Confirms Matrix-like Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon

27 May 2015, 12:16 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Matrix may have been a science fiction, but the US Air Force's new drone featuring an electromagnetic pulse weapon apparently is not

 
Mil Mi-14, the Russian Sub Hunting Helicopter That Can Land on Water
Mil Mi-14, the Russian Sub Hunting Helicopter That Can Land on Water

19 May 2015, 15:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Rumor has it that Russian government wants to have a sub hunter again and will put the Mi-14 back in production. Let's hope it will hope better than the tank

 
Agusta Westland AW609 Tilt Rotor Aircraft Is the Civilian Cousin of the V-22 Osprey
Agusta Westland AW609 Tilt Rotor Aircraft Is the Civilian Cousin of the V-22 Osprey

17 May 2015, 14:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here is everything you need to know about the Agusta Westland AW609, which is the civilian version of the V-22 Osprey that the Navy uses

 
Watch Two Daredevils Go 120 MPH with Jetpacks Over Dubai
Watch Two Daredevils Go 120 MPH with Jetpacks Over Dubai

12 May 2015, 09:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Imagine you can wear a suit that turns you from a regular human being into a very fast bird. How does doing 120 mph in the air sound?

 
Peculiar Hostel in Stockholm, Sweden Offers Accommodation on Board of a Jumbo Jet
Peculiar Hostel in Stockholm, Sweden Offers Accommodation on Board of a Jumbo Jet

11 May 2015, 14:11 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Boieng 747 received a decent bit of nicknames, but most of us know him as the Jumbo Jet. Turning this big boy into a hostel on ground does make a difference

 
Ekranoplan Ground Effects Aircraft Used for Passenger Transportation in Remote Russia
Ekranoplan Ground Effects Aircraft Used for Passenger Transportation in Remote Russia

22 Apr 2015, 14:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Ekranoplan works like a cross between a conventional aircraft and a boat. This version can even take off from an icy lake

 
Russians Clear Their Aircraft Carriers with This Huge, Jet-Powered Vacuum Cleaner
Russians Clear Their Aircraft Carriers with This Huge, Jet-Powered Vacuum Cleaner

17 Apr 2015, 15:12 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / We are looking at a motor with a maximum thrust of 5,955 lb-ft (26.5 kN) which is quite impressive for a vacuum cleaner

 
Do You Have a Rotax Powered Aircraft? You Could Win a Full Expenses Paid Trip to Austria
Do You Have a Rotax Powered Aircraft? You Could Win a Full Expenses Paid Trip to Austria

17 Apr 2015, 14:07 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The fact they decided to have one of their fans visiting the factory has become a popular marketing strategy in the automotive industry as well

 
Star Wars Dreamliner Makes Perfect Appearance as New Movie Trailer Is Released
Star Wars Dreamliner Makes Perfect Appearance as New Movie Trailer Is Released

17 Apr 2015, 08:12 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / It’s a way the company is reinventing itself, a marketing project that should make the airline become one of the travelers' favorite choice

 
John Travolta and North American X-15 Star in New Breitling Ad
John Travolta and North American X-15 Star in New Breitling Ad

16 Apr 2015, 09:05 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The photos for this new commercial co-starring Travolta and the speed monster were shot in California, on the runway of the famous Mojave Air and Space Port

 
NASA Is Working on Bug Repellents and Jet Actuators to Improve Airliner Fuel Efficiency
NASA Is Working on Bug Repellents and Jet Actuators to Improve Airliner Fuel Efficiency

7 Apr 2015, 12:37 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The goal of the project is to develop aircraft concepts and technologies to reduce the impact of aviation on the environment over the next 30 years

 
Who Needs Flying Cars When You Can Have this Oil Tycoon Chopper Soon?
Who Needs Flying Cars When You Can Have this Oil Tycoon Chopper Soon?

3 Apr 2015, 15:20 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Here's the first commercial helicopter with a fly-by-wire cockpit. Instead of working with conventional manual flight controls, it uses an electronic interface

 
World's Largest RC Bomber Modeled After B-36 Has 19-Foot Wingspan
World's Largest RC Bomber Modeled After B-36 Has 19-Foot Wingspan

2 Apr 2015, 14:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It might not be a car, but we bet that this scale model cost at leat $5,000 to make and it has a wingspan begger than the length of a Mercedes S-Class

 
Magellan’s $43,500 Private College Tours Proves Not Everybody Affords Schooling in the US
Magellan’s $43,500 Private College Tours Proves Not Everybody Affords Schooling in the US

2 Apr 2015, 11:17 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The 10 Hour Jet Cards starts at $43,500 and is meant “to help you and your child see their perspective campus before making their decision”

 
Russia’s Supersonic Cargo Jet Fleet Will Be Able to Transport 400 Tanks
Russia’s Supersonic Cargo Jet Fleet Will Be Able to Transport 400 Tanks

26 Mar 2015, 18:07 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / PAK TA will fly at supersonic speeds (up to 2,000 km/h) and will boast an impressively high payload of up to 200 tons. At least these are the rumors

 
China Celebrates First Commercial Flight with Sustainable Aviation Biofuel
China Celebrates First Commercial Flight with Sustainable Aviation Biofuel

24 Mar 2015, 11:08 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The plane that ran on the green fuel was the regularly scheduled Hainan Airlines flight that connects Shanghai with Beijing, a trip which carried 100 passengers

 
The AirFish: Half Boat, Half Plane and Powered by a V8 Engine
The AirFish: Half Boat, Half Plane and Powered by a V8 Engine

21 Mar 2015, 13:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Wing-in-ground-effect aircraft produce more lift and less drag when close to a surface. They've been used by the soviets in the cold war

 
Ryanair Says They Have No Plans to Take You to Europe with Low Cost Trips
Ryanair Says They Have No Plans to Take You to Europe with Low Cost Trips

21 Mar 2015, 13:01 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A one way ticket from the US to Europe was supposed to be as cheap as $21 which obviously was something out of this world

 
World’s First Personal Flying Simulator Comes With High-End Luxury Optionals
World’s First Personal Flying Simulator Comes With High-End Luxury Optionals

18 Mar 2015, 15:17 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Some of the specific flying effects are being recreated with the “pilot” getting to experience things such as aircraft maneuvers, ground effects and other

 
You Might Be able to Fly from America to Europe for $21 within the Next Five Years
You Might Be able to Fly from America to Europe for $21 within the Next Five Years

17 Mar 2015, 16:17 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Flying from one country to the other in the European Union is quite often cheaper than actually taking the train or getting there by car